Japanese table tennis player
Miu Hirano
Personal information Born (2000-04-14 ) 14 April 2000 (age 25) Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)[ 4] Sport Sport Table tennis Club Kinoshita Abyell Kanagawa (T.League )[ 5] Playing style Right-handed, shakehand grip, counter driver Equipment(s) Butterfly Viscaria FL (blade), Butterfly Tenergy 05 Hard (FH, black), Butterfly Tenergy 05 (BH, red) Highest ranking 5 (July 2017)[ 1] Current ranking 25 (15 July 2025)[ 2]
Miu Hirano (平野 美宇 ,Hirano Miu ) (born 14 April 2000) is a Japanesetable tennis player.[ 6] [ 7] She wonWomen's World Cup in 2016 as the youngest ever winner. She won the women's singles at the2017 Asian Table Tennis Championships by sweeping away three top Chinese players. She competed at the2020 Summer Olympics , winning a silver medal inwomen's team event .[ 8]
In March 2014, she andMima Ito won their first doubles title at ITTF World Tour German Open. They became the youngest ever winners of the doubles competition in the ITTF World Tour.[ 9] [ 10] She was part of the Japanese team in2014 Asian Games , but lost to China in the final.
In April 2014 she won her second doubles title withMima Ito at the ITTF World Tour Spanish open.[ 11]
In December 2014, she won the doubles title with Mima Ito at the ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in Bangkok. The pair defeated Singapore pair ofFeng Tianwei andYu Mengyu in the semi-finals and Poland pair ofKatarzyna Grzybowska andNatalia Partyka in the final.[ 12]
On 5 July 2015, Miu Hirano and Mima Ito won the Women's Doubles title at the ITTF World Tour Korean Open.[ 13] This was their third doubles title since 2014.
In April 2016, she won her first women's singles title in ITTF World Tour Polish Open by defeatingYu Mengyu in the Final.[ 14]
On 9 October 2016, with the absence of Chinese players, she seized the opportunity to win the Women's World Cup in Philadelphia, USA after defeatingMima Ito in the quarterfinals,Feng Tianwei in the semi-final andCheng I-ching in the final. This marks the youngest women's World Cup Champion and the first non-Chinese player to win the title.[ 15]
Hirano celebrating the moment she won the2017 Asian Championships On 22 January 2017, she won All Japan Championships by defeatingKasumi Ishikawa 4–2 in the final at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.[ 16] On 14 April 2017, she defeated the world ranked No.1 playerDing Ning at the 2017 ITTFAsian Table Tennis Championships .[ 17] The following day of the tournament, she defeated the world ranked No.2 playerZhu Yuling in the Semifinals[ 18] andChen Meng world ranked No.5 in the Finals, where she set a new record for the youngest winner of the Asian Championships in the singles event. She became the third non-Chinese player ever and the first non-Chinese player sinceChire Koyama in 1996 to win the singles title.[ 19]
In the2017 World Table Tennis Championships in Düsseldorf, Hirano progressed to the singles semi-finals but lost toDing Ning of China. She obtained a joint bronze medal withLiu Shiwen of China. This ended a long medal drought for Japan in women's singles at the world championships sinceToshiko Kowada achieved the gold medal in 1969 World Championships.[ 20]
Hirano represented Japan at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics in the team event, but did not play in the singles event.[ 21] In March, Hirano played in WTT Doha, but suffered disappointing upsets in both the WTT Contender and WTT Star Contender event, including a loss to Shin Yubin in a potential Olympic Team preview.[ 22]
Hirano won silver in the team event at the Tokyo Olympics.[ 23]
Teams joined inT.League :
2016:ITTF Breakthrough Star of the Year[ 24] Hirano made her acting debut in the 2018Fuji TV dramaThe Confidence Man JP .[ 25]
Performance timeline [ edit ] (W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist, rank added if bronze medal match played; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1 (S) singles event; (D) women's doubles event; (T) team event
Result Year Tournament Partner Opponents Score Ref Winner 2014 ITTF World Tour,German Open Mima Ito Katarzyna Grzybowska /Natalia Partyka 3–0 [ 36] Winner 2014 ITTF World Tour, Spanish Open Mima Ito Liu Jia /Iveta Vacenovská 3–2 [ 37] Runner-up 2014 ITTF World Tour,Korea Open Mima Ito Chen Ke /Wang Manyu 0–3 [ 38] Winner 2014 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals Mima Ito Katarzyna Grzybowska / Natalia Partyka4–0 [ 39] Runner-up 2015 ITTF World Tour, Spanish Open Mima Ito Ai Fukuhara /Misako Wakamiya 2–3 [ 40] Winner 2015 ITTF World Tour, Korea Open Mima Ito Hina Hayata /Hitomi Sato 3–2 [ 41] Runner-up 2015 Asian Championships Mima Ito Kim Hye-sung /Ri Mi-gyong 0–4 [ 42] Runner-up 2015 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals Mima Ito Ding Ning /Zhu Yuling 0–4 [ 43] Winner 2017 ITTF World Tour, German Open Hina Hayata Chen Szu-yu /Cheng I-ching 3–0 [ 44] Runner-up 2019 ITTF World Tour, Bulgarian Open Saki Shibata Gu Yuting /Mu Zi 0–3 [ 45] Runner-up 2019 ITTF World Tour, Czech Open Saki Shibata Gu Yuting / Mu Zi1–3 [ 46] Runner-up 2019 ITTF World Tour, Swedish Open Kasumi Ishikawa Chen Meng / Ding Ning1–3 [ 47] Runner-up 2020 ITTF World Tour Platinum, German Open Kasumi Ishikawa Chen Meng / Wang Manyu1–3 [ 48] Winner 2020 ITTF World Tour, Hungarian Open Kasumi Ishikawa Doo Hoi Kem /Lee Ho Ching 3–0 [ 49] Winner 2021 WTT Contender Doha Kasumi Ishikawa Cheng Hsien-tzu / Chen Szu-yu3–0 [ 50] Runner-up 2021 WTT Star Contender Doha Kasumi Ishikawa Shin Yu-bin /Jeon Ji-hee 0–3 [ 51] Winner 2022 WTT Contender Almaty Hina Hayata Choi Hyo-joo / Shin Yu-bin3–0 [ 52]
^ "Ranking progression" .ittf.com . Retrieved12 January 2022 .^ "Women's singles rankings Week #29 - July 15th" .ittf.com . Retrieved15 July 2025 .^ "平野美宇が史上最年少V リオ五輪落選の雪辱に涙" .www.nikkansports.com (in Japanese). 23 January 2017. Retrieved19 May 2022 .^a b "2021-2022シーズン選手 平野 美宇 Miu Hirano" .tleague.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved19 May 2022 .^a b "2022-2023シーズン選手 平野 美宇 Miu Hirano" .tleague.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved2 December 2022 .^ "Miu Hirano – one of the worlds' most promising young girls signs with STIGA!" .Stiga Table Tennis . 2 April 2013. Archived fromthe original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved5 April 2014 .^ "Athlete's Profile" .2014 Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee . Archived from the original on 2 October 2014. Retrieved4 October 2014 .^ "Table Tennis HIRANO Miu - Tokyo 2020 Olympics" .olympics.com . Retrieved16 August 2021 .^ "Table Tennis Japanese 13-year-olds make history at German Open" .Sport Asia . 31 March 2014. Retrieved5 April 2014 .^ "13 Year Old Japanese Duo Create History on the ITTF World Tour" .Around The Rings . 31 March 2014. Retrieved5 April 2014 .^ "Maturity Beyond Years, Miu Hirano and Mima Ito Repeat Magdeburg Success" .Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor . 4 June 2014. Retrieved26 April 2016 .^ "At A Glance: Japanese Teenagers Create History in Bangkok" .Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor . 13 December 2014. Retrieved26 April 2016 .^ "Gold for Miu Hirano and Mima Ito, Youngest Final Ever" .Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor . 5 July 2015. Retrieved26 April 2016 .^ "Result of Previous Month Reversed, Miu Hirano Wins in Poland" .Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor . 24 April 2016. Archived fromthe original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved26 April 2016 .^ "Miu Hirano responds to occasion, writes history, wins Seamaster Women's World Cup" .Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor . 9 October 2016. Retrieved9 October 2016 .^ "Hirano wins All Japan Championships" . 22 January 2017.^ "Hurricane Hirano shocks Olympic and World Champion Ding Ning out of Asian Championships" . 14 April 2017.^ "Hurricane Hirano gale force, blows away Zhu Yuling" . 15 April 2017.^ "Marvellous Miu and her magical ways" . 15 April 2017.^ "Hirano ends long medal drought for Japan women" . Archived fromthe original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved4 June 2017 .^ "WTT Doha 2021 Preview Part 3: Women's Singles seeds 5 To 8" .edgesandnets.com . 14 February 2021. Retrieved21 February 2021 .^ "A Deep Dive Into How Shin Yubin Upset Miu Hirano 3-1" .edgesandnets.com . 10 March 2021. Retrieved10 March 2021 .^ "Chinese Women Cruise To Olympic Gold - Edges and Nets" .edgesandnets.com . 5 August 2021. Retrieved5 August 2021 .^ "Table Tennis: Hirano wins ITTF Breakthrough Star award" .Mainichi Shimbun . 10 December 2016. Retrieved11 December 2016 .^ "卓球・平野美宇選手がドラマ初出演!!" .Fuji TV (in Japanese). 28 May 2018. Retrieved20 February 2021 .^ "2014 World Tour, Spanish Open, Almeria (ESP)" .ittf.com . Retrieved4 March 2023 .^ "2016 World Tour, Polish Open, Warsaw (POL)" .ittf.com . Retrieved4 March 2023 .^ "2016 World Tour, Croatia Open, Zagreb (CRO)" .ittf.com . Retrieved4 March 2023 .^ "2016 Women's World Cup, Philadelphia (USA)" .ittf.com . Retrieved4 March 2023 .^ "2017 ITTF Asian Championships, Wuxi (CHN)" .ittf.com . Retrieved4 March 2023 .^ "2019 ITTF World Tour Czech Open, Olomouc (CZE)" .ittf.com . Retrieved4 March 2023 .^ "2019 ITTF Challenge Plus Canada Open, Markham (CAN)" .ittf.com . Retrieved4 March 2023 .^ "WTT Contender Zagreb 2022" .worldtabletennis.com . Retrieved4 March 2023 .^ "WTT Feeder Otocec 2022" .worldtabletennis.com . Retrieved4 March 2023 .^ "WTT Contender Zagreb 2023" .worldtabletennis.com . Retrieved2 July 2023 .^ "2014 World Tour, German Open, Magdeburg (GER)" .ittf.com . Retrieved4 March 2023 .^ "2014 World Tour, Spanish Open, Almeria (ESP)" .ittf.com . Retrieved4 March 2023 .^ "2014 World Tour, Korea Open, Incheon (KOR)" .ittf.com . Retrieved4 March 2023 .^ "2014 World Tour, Grand Finals, Bangkok (THA)" .ittf.com . Retrieved4 March 2023 .^ "2015 GAC Group World Tour, Spanish Open, Almeria (ESP)" .ittf.com . Retrieved4 March 2023 .^ "2015 GAC Group World Tour, Korea Open, Incheon (KOR)" .ittf.com . Retrieved4 March 2023 .^ "2015 ITTF Asian Championships, Pattaya (THA)" .ittf.com . Retrieved4 March 2023 .^ "2015 GAC Group World Tour Grand Finals, Lisbon (POR)" .ittf.com . Retrieved4 March 2023 .^ "2017 World Tour, German Open, Magdeburg (GER)" .ittf.com . Retrieved4 March 2023 .^ "2019 ITTF World Tour Bulgarian Open, Panagyurishte (BUL)" .ittf.com . Retrieved4 March 2023 .^ "2019 ITTF World Tour Czech Open, Olomouc (CZE)" .ittf.com . Retrieved4 March 2023 .^ "2019 ITTF World Tour Swedish Open, Stockholm (SWE)" .ittf.com . Retrieved4 March 2023 .^ "2020 ITTF World Tour Platinum German Open, Magdeburg (GER)" .ittf.com . Retrieved4 March 2023 .^ "2020 ITTF World Tour Hungarian Open, Budapest (HUN)" .ittf.com . Retrieved4 March 2023 .^ "WTT Contender Doha 2021" .worldtabletennis.com . Retrieved4 March 2023 .^ "WTT Star Contender Doha 2021" .worldtabletennis.com . Retrieved4 March 2023 .^ "WTT Contender Almaty 2022" .worldtabletennis.com . Retrieved4 March 2023 .
Miu Hirano's titles
Kuwait Open Qatar Open China Open Japan Open German Open Korea Open Australian Open Austrian Open
1952:Baguio Wong ,Wong Oi Lau (HKG) /Chan Lee Tsing ,Iu Lai Lian (MAC) 1953:Tomie Nishimura ,Fujiko Sato ,Yoshiko Tanaka ,Chiyoko Yamamoto (JPN) 1954:Baguio Wong ,Lau Wai Lim (HKG) 1957:Chen Pao-pei ,Chiang Tsai-yun ,Yao Chu ,Yao Lee-Lien (ROC) 1960:Kazuko Ito-Yamaizumi ,Kimiyo Matsuzaki ,Yoshiko Murakami (JPN) 1963:Kazuko Ito-Yamaizumi ,Kimiyo Matsuzaki ,Masako Seki (JPN) 1964:Naoko Fukatsu ,Tsunao Isomura ,Masako Ohta ,Masako Seki (JPN) 1967:Saeko Hirota ,Sachiko Morisawa (JPN) 1968:Choi Jung-sook (KOR) 1970:Choi Jung-sook ,Chung Hyun-sook ,Lee Ailesa ,Ro Hwa-ja (KOR) 1972 :Hu Yulan ,Li Li ,Liu Xinyan ,Qiu Baoqin (CHN)1974 :Tazuko Abe ,Tomie Edano ,Yukie Ozeki ,Sachiko Yokota (JPN)1976 :Hong Gil-soon ,Kim Chang-ae ,Pak Yong-ok ,Pak Yung-sun (PRK)1978 :Cao Yanhua ,Yang Ying (born 1953) ,Zhang Deying ,Zhang Li (CHN)1980 :Liu Yang ,Qi Baoxiang ,Tong Ling ,Zhang Deying (CHN)1982 :Cao Yanhua ,Huang Junqun ,Li Chunli ,Tong Ling (CHN)1984 :Dai Lili ,Geng Lijuan ,He Zhili ,Jiao Zhimin (CHN)1986 :Dai Lili ,He Zhili ,Jiao Zhimin ,Li Huifen (CHN)1988 :Hong Cha-ok ,Hyun Jung-hwa ,Yang Young-ja (KOR)1990 :Hong Cha-ok ,Hong Soon-hwa ,Hyun Jung-hwa ,Lee Tae-joo (KOR)1992 :Chai Po Wa ,Chan Suk Yuen ,Chan Tan Lui ,Cheng To (HKG)1994 :Deng Yaping ,Liu Wei ,Qiao Hong ,Qiao Yunping (CHN)1996 :Li Ju ,Wang Chen ,Wang Hui ,Wang Nan ,Wu Na (CHN)1998 :Li Ju ,Sun Jin ,Wang Hui ,Wang Nan ,Zhang Yining (CHN)2000 :Cheng Hongxia ,Li Nan ,Lin Ling ,Sun Jin ,Yang Ying (born 1977) (CHN)2003 :Guo Yan ,Guo Yue ,Li Nan ,Li Xiaoxia ,Niu Jianfeng (CHN)2005 :Lau Sui Fei ,Lin Ling ,Song Ah Sim ,Tie Ya Na ,Zhang Rui (HKG)2007 :Guo Yan ,Guo Yue ,Li Xiaoxia ,Wang Nan ,Zhang Yining (CHN)2009 :Ding Ning ,Fan Ying ,Li Xiaoxia ,Liu Shiwen ,Wu Yang (CHN)2011 :Ding Ning ,Guo Yan ,Guo Yue ,Li Xiaoxia ,Liu Shiwen (CHN)2013 :Chen Meng ,Ding Ning ,Guo Yue ,Liu Shiwen ,Zhu Yuling (CHN)2015 :Chen Meng ,Ding Ning ,Liu Shiwen ,Mu Zi ,Zhu Yuling (CHN)2017 :Chen Meng ,Ding Ning ,Liu Shiwen ,Wu Yang ,Zhu Yuling (CHN)2019 :Chen Meng ,Ding Ning ,Liu Shiwen ,Sun Yingsha ,Wang Manyu (CHN)2021 :Minami Ando ,Hina Hayata ,Miyu Nagasaki ,Hitomi Sato ,Saki Shibata (JPN)2023 :Chen Meng ,Chen Xingtong ,Sun Yingsha ,Wang Manyu ,Wang Yidi (CHN)2024 :Miwa Harimoto ,Hina Hayata ,Miu Hirano ,Mima Ito ,Satsuki Odo (JPN)2025 :Chen Xingtong ,Kuai Man ,Sun Yingsha ,Wang Manyu ,Wang Yidi (CHN)